Pascal Kabungulu Kibembi was assassinated at the age of 55, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the early hours of July 31 2005, armed men broke into his home and shot him dead in front of his family. One of the attackers apparently said: "We were looking for you, and today is the day of your death.” Pascal was also the vice president of the regional human rights umbrella group in the Great Lakes, the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme dans la Région des Grands Lacs.